Owners’ health issues mean dessert shop will close

posted 11:47 PM 05/20
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Desserts by Tasha Nicole, the longtime dessert company that occupied a familiar spot on Capitol Boulevard for 20 years, will close next month after the owners were recently sidelined by health concerns, co-owner Michaleen Richardson said Monday.

The business in the Wildwood Building at 2822 Capitol Blvd. S. will close June 29. An open house is set for 10 a.m. that day to say farewell to customers and friends.

“We could close and walk away, but we don’t want to,” Richardson said.

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